Sissyphobia
Subtitle: gay men and effeminate behavior
By: Tim Bergling ; illustrations by Joe Phillips.
Publisher: Southern Tier Editions
Published: 2001
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 133
Subjects: Gay men -- United States -- Identity; Femininity -- United States; Masculinity in popular culture -- United States; Identity (Psychology) -- United States; Gender identity -- United States; Homophobia -- United States
Description: Here is a revealing look into male effeminacy: why some gay men are swishy, why other gay men are more masculine, and why effeminate men arouse anger, disgust, and disdain in both gay and straight men. Sissyphobia explores those negative feelings that are aimed at people termed fairies, faggots, flamers, and queens; men who, as author Tim Bergling puts it, "run more toward what we could term the 'Quentin Crisp school of homosexuality.'"--Publisher description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 131-132) and index.